Tiirakari Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Tiirakari Lighthouse
Also known as: Tiirakari (Tirgrund) (Range Front)
The Tiirakari lighthouse is a square concrete tower, standing 7 meters tall, built on a small island southwest of Helsinki harbor. Established in 1903, the structure features a black base and a white pyramidal shape topped with a lantern and gallery. Its focal height is 6 meters above sea level. The light emits very quick flashes of white, red, or green every 3 seconds, indicating different sectors for navigation. This station is located on the northern tip of the island, 2.4 kilometers from the nearest port.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels through the complex approach to Helsinki harbor, with its directional and color-changing light providing critical navigational information.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Very Quick
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- VQ(2) WRG 3s
- Focal Height
- 6m
- Light Range
- 6.5NM (12.0 km)
- Geographic Range
- 8.9NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1903
Significant events: station established 1903
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with a black base
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square pyramidal concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Helsinki
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- Uusimaa
- Sea Region
- northern tip of a small island southwest of the entrance to Helsinki harbor
- Latitude
- 60.1283°
- Longitude
- 24.9264°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Helsinki(2.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C5160
- NGA No.
- 14440
- Wikidata
- Q62062701 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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